What are the responsibilities and job description for the Radio Frequency Engineer position at The Planet Group?
Duration: 6 Months (Temp to Perm with the right candidate)
Engineering Design Duties
- Perform link budget calculations, reliability analysis, and path feasibility studies for wireless systems.
- Design, model, and optimize MW links using Pathloss 6, including terrain profiling, diffraction analysis, fade margin calculations, and link availability.
- Conduct MW path surveys, including line-of-site (LOS) verification, obstacle identification, structure validation, and documentation.
- Optimize MW links for capacity, availability, and interference mitigation within licensed and unlicensed bands.
- Evaluate and integrate MW radio platforms (Nokia, Aviat, or other vendors).
- Review and validate MW radio and antenna configurations, tower loading considerations, and equipment specifications.
- Design, model, and optimize wireless technologies, such as Narrow Band, LTE/5G, Land Mobile Radio, using Infovista Planet, including coverage analysis, frequency assignment, and interference analysis.
General Engineering Duties
- Support RFP responses, LOE calculations, and technical evaluations of client requirements.
- Serve as a technical specialist for MW to communicate complex RF engineering concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with project management to meet project scope, schedule, and budget goals.
- Create comprehensive Bill of Materials (BoM) for telecom sites
- Document and implement site installation standards including grounding for telecom equipment
- Provide guidance on construction drawings
- Support equipment installation and site integration on-site
- Hands‑on configuration experience with MW radios is a plus.
- Support business development and pursuit activities.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering degree related to Communications
- Eligible to work in the US without sponsorship
- Professional Engineering License (PE) is preferred but not required
- 5 years of wireless communications related work experience
- Utility experience is strongly preferred
- Experience with client facing presentations and delivering technical workshops
- Experience writing and delivering MOPs, processes, testing procedures and technical documents
Salary : $50 - $54